Klenk Surname

59,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klenk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klenk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8561:13,7481,790
United States1,7751:204,20220,047
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
Hungary1401:70,1167,171
Poland1161:327,66237,999
England591:944,37447,923
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Austria491:173,78422,520
Australia321:843,61652,533
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Kleńk (8) are calculated separately.

Klenk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Klenk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Klenk (Russian: Кленк) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Kleńk. Click here for other possible spellings of Klenk.

How Common Is The Last Name Klenk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,341st most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 856,653 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Klenk are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,856 people, or 1 in 13,748. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Klenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Klenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klenk last name expanded 1,168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klenk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Klenk last name are 13.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Klenk earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $50,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleńk938/
Klenke914,484/
Klenck91246/
Kleink919/
Kleank911/
Kelenk910/
Kleenk910/
Klnk890/
Kleinke831,504/
Klencke8371/
Kllenke830/
Kleanke830/
Kleinek830/
Klink8018,944/
Klank801,076/
Kleng80280/
Klonk80193/
Klenc80106/
Clenk8020/
Klynk8017/
Klünk802/
Kilnk801/
Klenkova77510/
Klenková77242/
Kleineck7747/
Kleineke7722/
Kleincke772/
Klinke736,341/
Keleng732,590/
Klemke732,446/
Klinck732,014/
Kelenc73608/
Kileng73214/
Khleng73194/
Celenk73154/
Kleing73143/
Klaeng7381/
Klanck7329/
Klencs7326/
Kilink737/
Kleung737/
Klyngk735/
Klieng734/
Kleang733/
Klingk733/
Klínek732/
Kleinc732/
Clenke732/
Kleimk731/
Kilnck731/
Kloeng731/
Clenck731/
Klinkh731/
Klheng731/
Kluink731/
Clenks730/
Kelnck730/
Kleinecke71515/
Kilenkova7150/
Kleenkova7142/
Kelenkova718/
Kylenkova711/
Khlaeng67280/
Kelaeng6789/
Kihleng6765/
Kelleng6758/
Khleang6739/
Khilenkova6719/
Kaileng6713/
Klęk6711/
Killink6710/
Killeng678/
Kellenc677/
Kuileng677/
Keslink677/
Klenque674/
Khelenkova673/
Kilimnk672/
Keeleng672/
Khloeng672/
Chelenk672/
Klnq672/
Kealeng672/
Kloinek671/
Klnc671/
Kcleong671/
Kileung671/
Kislink671/
Khlieng671/
Kilieng671/
Keuleng671/
Kleßing671/
Ketleng671/
Kuyleng671/
Cleinke670/
Keilink670/

Klenk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klenk in the Russian language
Кленкklenk-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klenk
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